The strong measures taken by the Einsatzgruppe against the Jews and
former Communist Party members had good results with respects to the
feelings of the general public. Not only the treatment of the Jews but
also the actions against persons causing unrest are accepted with
[sympathetic] understanding.

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In general, cooperation with Ukrainian officers and with the militia
is good. The fact that Senista, the mayor of Kremenchug, was arrested
for sabotaging orders, demonstrates that responsible officials are not
always selected with the necessary care and attention. Only after the
Einsatzkommandos had interrogated the official could it be established
that he had purposely sabotaged the handling of the Jewish problem. He
used false data and authorized the chief priest Protyorey Romansky to
baptize the Jews whom he himself had selected, giving them Christian
or Russian first names. His immediate arrest prevented a larger number
of Jews from evading German control. Senitsa was executed.

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Executions

After the advance of the front had come to a standstill, the long stay
of the Kommandos resulted in a considerable accumulation of cases.
Police activity suffered very much from the cold temperature and the
obliteration of tracks by the snow.

Sonderkommando 4b executed 1,317 people (among them 63 political
agitators, 30 saboteurs and partisans, and 1,224 Jews). With this
action, the district of Artemovsk was also freed of Jews.

As a result of the activity of Einsatzkommando 5, a number of
political agitators, 114 saboteurs and looters, as well as 1,580 Jews
were shot, in all 1,880 people. This kommando also carried out an
action against the Bandera group.

As a result of the measures carried out by Einsatzkommando 6, both the
Gorlovka and Makeyevka districts are free now of Jews. A small number
who remained in Stalino will be moved as soon as whether conditions
permit. A total of 493 people were executed here, among them 80
political agitators, 44 saboteurs and looters, and 369 Jews.

The number of arrested old members of the Communist Party remaining
here is striking. This suggests specific intentions of the enemy in
this zone. Also, four armed parachutists were liquidated here.